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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
629 Posts |
 Posted - 01/02/2009 : 22:17:21
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Picked off a 1909 tonight - good condition.
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 01/02/2009 : 22:56:03
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| Good job tex. |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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pennyman
Penny Pincher Member
USA
101 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2009 : 13:57:49
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| Nice find Tim |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1964 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2009 : 14:28:11
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2009 : 16:09:08
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| Is this your first 1909? If so, how many pennies did you have to sort to find it? |
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Computer Jones
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1112 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2009 : 18:26:01
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| Nice sorting! |
There's profit if you melt things!!
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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
629 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2009 : 20:49:18
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Thanks guys!
knibloe- I found 10 1909 wheats and 1 1909 IH last year. Also found 2 vdbs and 1 1909-S.
Over 2.2 mil sorted. |
Beer is my currency. |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1664 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2009 : 22:56:40
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| always nice to find a 1909 Congratulations |
Inquiring minds want to know |
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chris6084
Penny Collector Member
303 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 01:34:09
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Originally posted by TXTim
Picked off a 1909 tonight - good condition.
TXTim-
I assume you are in Texas? What part? I am in San Antonio (recently moved), and the copper percentages here kind of suck. There has to be some big time sorters here. |
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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
629 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 12:14:42
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Originally posted by chris6084
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Originally posted by TXTim
Picked off a 1909 tonight - good condition.
TXTim-
I assume you are in Texas? What part? I am in San Antonio (recently moved), and the copper percentages here kind of suck. There has to be some big time sorters here.
Hey Chris-
I'm in the Houston area and average about 19.6% copper.
It seems like Texas and other sunbelt states with higher populations get new pennies dumped into the stream by the Feds more than rust belt states according to a post I read on here last year.
I get boxes of 100% new pennies frequently - 4 more last week. There is also a high rate of skunk boxes with nothing but assorted zinc in my area.
But keep at it - like Hoard says- If your percentages are low, sort more! |
Beer is my currency. |
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 12:55:01
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tx,
approx how many are you sorting a month? |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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Corsair
Penny Hoarding Member
811 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 16:51:16
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| Wow, a 1909-S in circulation. Congrats. All the best luck. |
So long, Realcent 1. Come visit us at Realcent.org! |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 17:08:49
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Originally posted by TXTim
Thanks guys!
knibloe- I found 10 1909 wheats and 1 1909 IH last year. Also found 2 vdbs and 1 1909-S.
Over 2.2 mil sorted.
That averages out to one 1909 every $2k face. My ryedale is sitting at $1.9K I gotta go sort $100 worth of pennies to find my 1909 |
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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
629 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 21:36:50
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Originally posted by misteroman
tx,
approx how many are you sorting a month?
The math says- 2.2 mil divided by 12 months is 183,333.33
Most nights I sort 2 boxes. Sometimes I get quite a few bags and may sort 3 or 4 $50 bags in a night since they are a lot quicker to go through.
I did get lucky enough to find 9,256 wheats last year thanks to 2 bags that had over 3000 wheats in them. |
Beer is my currency. |
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 22:39:16
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| One of my biggest concerns with getting a Rye was the fact that it seems like you would miss alot of wheats.How do you find them? |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 01:09:04
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You get them the old fashioned way.. by hand sorting. 
The older wheats tend to go in the zinc pile along with the Indians. Very easy to pluck out with a quick sift before rolling or bagging the zincs.
The newer wheats will be in your copper pile with all the other copper. You have captured them with the copper sort. You can leave them in your copper hoard and sort them out at some future date at your leisure when you have no pennies to sort for copper. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2009 : 19:58:19
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Really nice, indeed.
Sounds like you've had a lot of great finds.
Continued success.
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2009 : 20:26:22
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| I have a large plastic bin I pour my zincs in to see if I missed any goodies (thanks Hoard). I keep my eye on the zinc side of the ryedale as well to snag any that slip through. |
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biglouddrunk
Penny Pincher Member
138 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 01:10:20
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| I just started sorting pennies. I got a 1909 after only about $150 face. I guess I was pretty lucky. I've also found 2 shinny wheaties so far. Is it common to find some nice condition wheaties every now and then? I've found 3 George VI, but I suppose that's not too uncommon here in michigan. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 06:07:22
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biglouddrunk, welcome. '09's are always nice. If only there was an "S" on the front, and V.D.B. on the back....
Deal |
Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 04/16/2009 : 22:51:55
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| ^^^^^^^^^I have some with VDB'S on the back.......... |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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Pennyworth
Penny Sorter Member
USA
83 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2009 : 17:07:13
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| Contraulations Tim!! I found a 1909 about a week ago but I forgot to look on the back of it to see if it has the VDB. Gonna have to pull it out of the wheat jar. |
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